Has the train left the station?

ME PoV Summer 2013 issue

A view of Liquefied Natural Gas from Qatar

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), the buzzing phrase of the nineties that catapulted Qatar onto the world stage, is simply natural gas: methane-cooled to - 164º Celcius (its natural boiling point) thereby turning it to liquid. Easily said, but do not try this at home: it costs around USD 5 billion and five years to construct a plant to liquefy natural gas.

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